NICE Actimize, business and the largest and broadest provider of a single financial crime, risk and compliance software platform for the financial services industry, and Mphasis, a leading IT services provider with specialized expertise in the governance, risk and compliance sector, have announced that they have joined together in a certified delivery partnership.

Advicent, the financial technology firm that brought the industry Profiles™, NaviPlan®, Figlo®, and Advisor Briefcase®, introduces the Narrator® product suite featuring Narrator® Clients, Narrator® Advisor, and Narrator® Connect. Narrator Clients and Narrator Advisor work hand-in-hand and are linked in terms of an advisor’s purchase and implementation. Narrator® Connect is designed to provide utility to third-party partners that want to customize features, applications, or tools to meet their company-specific needs.

Vonage Holdings, a leading provider of cloud communications services for businesses, has completed the acquisition of privately-held Nexmo, Inc. ("Nexmo"), a global leader in the Communications Platform as a Service ("CPaaS") segment of the Cloud Communications market. This acquisition accelerates Vonage's growth strategy, deepens its technology capabilities and elevates its leadership position in Cloud Communications.

The ATM Industry Association (ATMIA) and Reconnaissance International have today announced a new partnership to jointly organise a series of established and brand new events dedicated to the ATM and cash management markets and to innovation across self‐service and the cash cycle.

Earthport, the leading payment network for cross-border transactions, is pleased to announce that it has partnered with Commercial Bank of Ceylon Plc, to provide local payment capability into Sri Lanka.

This new partnership enables Earthport to support efficient, secure and cost effective payment services into the region and further strengthen payment capability into South Asia; this builds on partnerships already established in India and Pakistan.

 Fidessa group  announced that it has signed a contract to provide cross-asset execution services to ABN AMRO Clearing (AAC). This allows AAC to offer its clients low-latency access to more than 110 futures, options, equities and FX markets worldwide via a globally consistent interface, delivered out of 11 key locations around the world.

Teradata Marketing Applications, a division* of Teradata Corp. (NYSE: TDC), the big data analytics and marketing applications company, has conducted research that reveals major non-compliance issues in the advertising practices of many UK corporations in markets as diverse as Health & Beauty and Financial Services.

TradeState is a unique ecommerce focused analytics platform that provides essential views of trading KPI status and trends to key stakeholders via a unique dashboard in what could be called – Analytics-as-a-Service.

Anthemis Group (Anthemis), the leading digital financial services investment and advisory firm, and Exponential Ventures, the newly formed disruptive innovation and venture capital arm of MMI Holdings (MMI), today launched a global investment partnership that will invest in early stage financial wellness companies. MMI has provided the initial €30m commitment while leaving room for other likeminded firms to join the initiative.